Reef aims to restore oyster population

Matagorda project also meant to help coastline, water quality

Over time, the reef disappeared. For one thing, oyster shells like these at the Intercoastal Waterway near Matagorda, were used to build roads for years.

Over time, the reef disappeared. For one thing, oyster shells like...

MATAGORDA - Just after dawn the heavy lifting begins on a project to build something that has not been seen for decades in the deep murk of Matagorda Bay: a vast, thriving reef of oysters, the linchpin of a now-comatose ecosystem.

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